Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art

A MOUNTAINEERING THEODOLITE BY JOS & JAN FRIC, PRAGUE, CIRCA 1890 constructed in lacquered and oxidised brass, the 9in. main tube with bubble leve...

A FINE MINING THEODOLITE BY JOS & JAN FRIC, PRAGUE, CIRCA 1895 constructed in oxidised and lacquered brass with vulcanised rubber adjusted thumbsc...

A LEAN-PATTERN MINER'S DIAL BY NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, CIRCA 1880 constructed in oxidised and lacquered brass, the 4½in. silvered dial signed a...

A FINE THEODOLITE BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON, CIRCA 1880 constructed in oxidised and lacquered brass, the 9in. main tube with threading rack-and...

AN EXPEDITION THEODOLITE BY W. S. JONES, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 constructed in lacquered brass, the 6in. main tube with bubble level, mounted with A-f...

A FINE THEODOLITE BY HILDEBRAND & SCHRAMM, FREIBERG, CIRCA 1880 constructed in lacquered and oxidised brass, the 10in. main tube with rack-and-pin...

A FINE THEODOLITE BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON, CIRCA 1875 constructed in oxidised brass with lacquered brass fittings, the 10in. main tube with s...

A THEODOLITE BY G. GERLACH, WARSAW, CIRCA 1900 constructed in ebonised and lacquered brass, 7¼in. main tube, bubble level mounted circular protrac...

A FINE SURVEYING LEVEL BY A. MEISSNER, BERLIN, CIRCA 1830 constructed in lacquered brass, the 8in. main tube with shade cuff, rack-and-pinion fine...

A FINE SURVEYING LEVEL BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON, CIRCA 1870 constructed in lacquered brass, the 14in. main tube with massive bubble level, rac...

A SURVEYOR'S CROSS BY RICHER, PARIS, CIRCA 1790 constructed in lacquered brass and signed underndeath Richer à Paris , contained within shaped lea...

A SURVEYOR'S CROSS BY CALDERONI & CO., PEST, CIRCA 1870 constructed in lacquered brass with silvered scales and thumb screw for turning, contained...

A HAND-HELD SPECTROSCOPE, FRENCH, CIRCA 1890 constructed in lacquered brass in three sections and contained in fitted box of issue -- assembled le...

A LIQUID LEVEL BY GAIFFE A. NANCY, FRENCH, CIRCA 1880 constructed in lacquered brass, the 49in. three-section brass tube with opposing glass vase,...

A RARE COMPASS GALVANOMETER BY SIEMENS & HALSKE, BERLIN, CIRCA 1870 constructed in lacquered brass, the compass with 4in. silvered dial signed as ...

A FINELY REFURBISHED 'SKELETON' TELEPHONE BY L.M. ERICSSON & CO., No. 16 FOR THE UK MARKET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY signed on the iron frame as per tit...

A SURVEYING LEVEL BY GILBERT, LONDON FOR THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, CIRCA 1820 signed on the 5in. silvered dial as per title and inscribed 4 EIC art ...

A 1¾IN. THREE-DRAW MAHOGANY AND BRASS TELESCOPE BY T. MASON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1820 signed by the eyepiece T. Mason, Essex Bridge, Dublin , dust slide...

A PRESENTATION TELESCOPE BY DOLLOND, CIRCA 1827 comprising a 1½in. three-draw telescope with leather covered main tube, lens cap and dust slide, s...

Ø AN IVORY AND CARD ¾in. MONOCULAR, CIRCA 1780 unsigned , the single vellum covered draw with focus line and fishskin outer covering, contained wi...

A 2½IN. REFLECTING TELESCOPE BY AYSCOUGH, LONDON, CIRCA 1760 constructed in lacquered brass and signed on the eyepiece as per title, the 13½in. ma...

A 3IN. REFLECTING TELESCOPE BY FRASER, BOND STREET LONDON, CIRCA 1820 the 8½in. main tube signed to top by back plate as per title, threaded eyepi...

A 1¾IN. REFRACTING LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY MERZ, UTZSCHNEIDER & FRAUNHOFER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1830 constructed in lacquered brass with 17in. parallel ...

A FINE 3½IN REFRACTING TELESCOPE BY SECRETAN, PARIS, CIRCA 1880 constructed in lacquered brass and signed on the back plate Secretan, Epry SUCr, P...

A MODERN PAIR OF 25 X 150 BRIDGE BINOCULARS BY FUJI MEIBOapparently unused, the binoculars with maker's plate to top numbered '10019', 25in. main ...

A 12IN. TERRESTRIAL GLOBE BY JAMES WYLD, CHARING CROSS, LONDON, CIRCA 1842 the 12 hand-painted gores signed in the North Pacific Wyld's Globe of t...

A MID 20TH-CENTURY SIMMANCE PATENT CONTINUITY BAROGRAPH with 4-atmosphere drum, with counterweighted inking movement, secured above a copper rolle...

Ø A MARINE BAROMETER BY W.B. ROSS, SUNDERLAND, CIRCA 1840 with ivory scales with mercury tube and maker's plate, alcohol thermometer to front, pla...

A LATE 19TH-CENTURY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM THERMOMETER BY NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON signed as per title on front of opaque glass thermometer and numb...

A FINE AND ORIGINAL TRIPLE LEIDEN JAR CELL, DUTCH, CIRCA 1780 the jars silvered below red-painted shoulder and neck, with wood capped cork stopper...

A RARE FLOOR-STANDING PARABOLIC MIRROR OF LARGE SIZE, POSSIBLY BY HENDRIK HEN, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1815 the 21¼in. diameter mirror mounted in ebonise...

A TABLE-TOP PARABOLIC MIRROR, CIRCA 1810 the 12¼in. mirror plate mounted in walnut frame with telescopic brass support and baluster stand with cir...

AN EXCEPTIONAL SILVER-MOUNTED DRAWING SET ETUI BY BENJAMIN MARTIN, CIRCA 1760 the scissor protractor and folding rule signed and inscribed Made by...

A SMALL BRASS SECTOR BY NICOLAS BION, PARIS, CIRCA 1690 signed N. Bion à Paris , and with scales for Les Cords , Les Solides , Les Partes à Gap et...

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DRAWING SET ETUI unsigned , mostly complete concentric protractor, parallel box rules, folding sector, compasses etc., conta...

Ø A SILVER AND IVORY 2FT 2-FOLD CARPENTERS RULE, BY H.S. TROWER, LONDON CIRCA 1900 divided for inches and with four other scales, the main hinge s...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY IVORY PROOF GAUGE RULE BY DYCAS OF LIVERPOOL inscribed over both sides -- 12¼in. (31cm.) long; together with a folding 2ft ivory ...

A CIRCULAR PROTRACTOR BY THOMAS JONES, CHARING CROSS ROAD, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 constructed in lacquered brass and signed on the vernier arms as per...

A NICKEL-PLATED BRASS YARD RULE BY HOLTZAPFFL & CO., LONDON, CIRCA 1900 signed as per title and one edge delineated with sub-divided inches; toget...

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SURVEYOR'S POCKET WAY-WISER BY CARY, LONDON signed on lacquered brass 1¾in. dial plate as per title and numbered 1-100, moun...

A 1½IN. POCKET GLOBE, CIRCA 1830 unsigned , the 12 hand-painted gores over wooden former, showing principal oceans, Australia described as New Hol...

A POCKET BAROMETER/COMPASS COMPENDIUM, BY J.B. DANCER, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1900 signed on the 1¾in. silvered dial as per title and contained within ...

A PAIR OF PRISMS BY JULES DUBOSCQ A PARIS, CIRCA 1860 the 3in. prisms adjustable on two axes and mounted in lacquered brass stand and inscribed wi...

AN INTERGRAPH BY W.F. STANLEY AND CO. LTD, CIRCA 1950 constructed in polished steel with ebonised fittings and contained within original fitted ca...

CORDINGLEY'S COMPUTOMETER, CIRCA 1900 the green metallic case with gilt transfer-decoration inscribed as per title and numbered on the underside 1...

A BLOW-PIPE APPARATUS BY J.T. LETCHER, TRURO, CORNWALL, CIRCA 1880 largely complete with components including lacquered brass and fruit wood pipe,...

A SAILOR'S PICTURE HALF MODEL / SHADOW BOX OF THE COMPOSITE BARQUE OCEAN ROVER OFF HAWAII, CIRCA 1880 the carved ebonised wooden hull complete wit...

AN ATTRACTIVE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE BLUE RIBAND INMAN LINER S.S. PAR IS [Ex- CITY OF PARIS ] PROBABLY BY TRIGGS MARITIME ARCHITECTS, CIRCA 1895 t...

A 1:75 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE RUSSIAN BALTIC PATROL SHIP MOSQUITO , ORIGINALLY BUILT AT THE ST. PETERSBURG ADMIRALTY YARD, 1875 modelle...

A WELL PRESENTED BONE SHIP MODEL FOR A THREE-MASTED PASSENGER STEAM SHIP, CIRCA 1910 the wooden hull planked in bone with copper pins, now painted...

AN ATTRACTIVE PROBABLY DOCKYARD APPRENTICE 1:12 SCALE MODEL FOR A FOUR MAN CUTTER OF CIRCA 1850 the hull carved from the solid with contrasting to...

AN ATTRACTIVE EDWARDIAN LIVE STEAM LAUNCH the hull carved from the solid with 'coppered' bottom, scored oak deck with polished brass boiler to sin...

A MODERN ½IN. TO 1FT HALF-BLOCK MODEL FOR A SADLER 29 modelled by P. Ward with a carved and painted hull, cutaway mast and boom, mounted in a disp...

A ½IN. TO 1FT. SCALE MODERN HALF-BLOCK MODEL FOR A DRAGON CLASS YACHT modelled by P. Ward with carved and painted hull with cutaway mast and boom,...

AN IMPRESSIVELY LARGE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE BONE AND WOOD SHIP MODEL FOR A FIRST RATE SHIP OF THE LINE the carved 24in. hull planked an...

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR WOOD AND BONE MODEL FOR A 74-GUN SHIP the hull planked and pinned with copper pins, moulde...

A FINE BUILDER'S HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR AN UNIDENTIFIED CRUISING YACHT, CIRCA 1895 carved in two sections of laminated pine, gold leaf below waterli...

AN ATTRACTIVE BUILDER'S HALF MODEL FOR THE CUTTER YACHT BANTAM , CIRCA 1920 the laminated hull carved in contrasting woods with cutaway mast, rudd...

A ½IN. TO 1FT SCALE BUILDER'S PLATING MODEL FOR A PAIR OF TWIN SCREW LAUNCHES carved from laminated wood inked overall with plate sections and dep...

A BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK PATTERN MODEL FOR A TWO-MASTED BRIG BY HUGH MCINTYRE & CO., PAISLEY, CIRCA 1878 carved from ½in. laminated pine with ebonis...